CAPITALS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Offseason Evaluation: Mike Green
As the 2011-12 season has come to a close, the time has come to evaluate what it meant for the Capitals, both as a team and as individuals. As such, as the summer progresses, I will be writing a report card, or individual evaluation, for each player who played in 9 (~10%) of the team's games, or 4 playoff games. Next up is defenseman Mike Green, who finished his seventh season...
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Friday Hockey Thoughts
from Elliotte Friedman of CBC, • Don’t be surprised if Adam Oates gets an interview in Washington. He played there (for George McPhee) when the Capitals went to the final in 1998 and is a huge part of the New Jersey coaching staff. There are a lot of parallels between good friends Kovalchuk and Alexander Ovechkin, and Oates played an important role in getting the former...
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Offseason Evaluation: Matt Hendricks
As the 2011-12 season has come to a close, the time has come to evaluate what it meant for the Capitals, both as a team and as individuals. As such, as the summer progresses, I will be writing a report card, or individual evaluation, for each player who played in 9 (~10%) of the team's games, or 4 playoff games. Next up is forward Matt Hendricks, who finished his third season...
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Capitals Resign Dany Sabourin To A One Year Extension
Today the Washington Capitals resigned goaltender Dany Sabourin to a one year extension. The 31-year-old Quebec native was set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1st, but now is locked up with the Capitals for one more year. In the past, Sabourin has played for the Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Vancouver Canucks where hes played a total of 57 games between...
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Tarik El-Bashir Leaving WaPo For Comcast SportsNet
Washington Post sports reporter Tarik El-Bashir is headed to Comcast SportsNet to cover the Redskins, according to a WaPo memo (below).
I enjoyed El-Bashir’s work at the Post, and the paper’s Caps coverage suffered when he left that beat. Now he gets to cover the Skins for Skins bedfellow CSN, which should benefit from the move. We wish him well.
From: Jennifer Crandell...
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Ovechkin + Putin
Alex Ovechkin photos tickle me, as do Vladimir Putin photos, so one photo of the two men together is something I’m going to post (via Russian Machine Never Breaks, which has loads of pics of Ovechkin, Putin, Alex Semin, etc. celebrating Russia’s latest World Championship). Also, I would kill for a photo like this of John Wall + Obama.
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Offseason Evaluation: Jay Beagle
As the 2011-12 season has come to a close, the time has come to evaluate what it meant for the Capitals, both as a team and as individuals. As such, as the summer progresses, I will be writing a report card, or individual evaluation, for each player who played in 9 (~10%) of the team's games, or 4 playoff games. Next up is center Jay Beagle, who finished his fifth season in...
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Bruins acquire son of Ray Bourque
The Boston Bruins have another Bourque on their team, acquiring forward Chris Bourque from the Washington Capitals for center Zach Hamill.
Bourque is the 26-year-old son of Ray Bourque, the Hall of Fame defenseman who spent 21 seasons with the Bruins.
The deal was announced by Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli on Saturday.
Bourque appeared in 73 games for Hershey of the AHL...
Via AP on Fox
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6 days ago
Alexander Semin’s forehead gashed by World Championship gold medal (photo)
Given the pratfalls and mishaps that occurred following Russia’s 6-2 victory over Slovakia that clinched the gold medal for Russia’s national team at the IIHF World Championship, perhaps it would be a good idea for the Russians to be a little more careful the next time they achieve global hockey glory. To wit: goaltender [...]
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Capitals off-season not short on intrigue
The Capitals were the pre-season Stanley Cup favorite, and justified it by starting the season with seven consecutive wins. The rest of the season was the definition of a roller coaster; as a result they entered the postseason, as the No. 7 seed, with their lowest expectations in recent memory.Alex Ovechkin and company surprised hockey pundits by advancing to the second round. ...
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Report: Alexander Semin, Tomas Vokoun Won't Return to Capitals Next Season
Alexander Semin and Tomas Vokoun are reportedly following Dale Hunter out the door. Semin and Vokoun will not return to the Washington Capitals next season, according to separate reports, which means more changes for the team that saw its head coach step down on Monday. Semin's agent told ESPN.com that his client has no intentions of signing a contract extension with the Caps...
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Dale Hunter will not return, options to replace the Capitals head coach
After the Capitals fell in a Game 7 to the top seeded Rangers on Saturday night, the mood of the fan base in DC was a familiar one. Yet again their beloved Capitals came up short in a Game 7 in a series they could have won and once again the core of Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, and Alex Semin could not bring a Stanley Cup to the Nation’s Capital. But, unlike in past years...
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Capitals' Ovechkin, Semin to join Russia at worlds
Alex Ovechkin and Alexander Semin will join the Russian team playing at ice hockey's world championship.
The NHL season ended for the pair Saturday night when the Washington Capitals lost to the New York Rangers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Russia is playing well at the worlds, improving to 6-0 after beating the Czech Republic on Sunday. The tournament is...
Via AP on Fox
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19 days ago
Caps know little things count in Game 7
Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin and Brooks Laich -- the Washington Capitals players on the front of the team's media guide -- have been together long enough to see three postseasons end in Game 7s.
Washington's captain said the team's Game 7 history -- which does include a first-round victory over the defending Stanley Cup champ Boston Bruins last month -- isn't...
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21 days ago
INSULT TO INJURY
Capitals player's dogs destroy house
If it wasn't bad enough for Karl Alzner to lose a triple overtime heartbreaker to the Rangers, he arrived at home only to discover what his dogs had been up to.
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May 03, 2012
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